Question 1

common causes for increase in total blood count?

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Which cells?: Do you mean red cell count or white cell count? Increase in white cell count is usually due to infection. Increase in red cell count may be due to hypoxia or a form of cancer of red blood cells - polycythemia vera.

Question 2

what causes low white cell blood count and what drugs can help it?

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This can be normal: In older folks.  Ask your doctor.

Question 3

what causes a slight red blood count to be low?

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Several things: These symptoms require a thorough evaluation to find out what's going on and what can be done for you.

Question 4

what causes an elevated white blood count in a healthy young woman?

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Dozens of things: How high? Which specific wbcs are up? Can be infection, medication, stress reaction to other illness, acute or chronic leukemia. Need much more info to say anything helpful.

Question 5

5.62 red blood count female? been that high for years never goes up ??

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: Total red cell count off  5.62 is slightly high so likely your red cell indices (MCV, MCH) are low with normal Hb/Hct. If those are correct, you have a condition called trait thalassemia (hereditary) which is not uncommon, nothing to concern. Take care.

Question 6

how long does it take to receive 6 bags/units blood & 1 bag/unit of iron, due to a blood count of 4.2 that's female?

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LOOK FOR THE SOURCE: Anemia is common in female but not that low
blood transfusion and iron will help bring the count up but your doctor has to make an effort to look for the source of your anemia
it is not normal to go that low without a reason.

Question 7

i have a white blood count of 14.2, what would be the reason for this?

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See below: Welcome  most common is infection   urine or sinus or lung
or any infection   less likely  is blood disorder see your doc for work up and treatment.

Question 8

what causes low platelet blood count?

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Low platelets: Viral syndromes, infections, medications, blood disorders, liver disease, anticoagulants, can cause low platelets.

Question 9

can cyst cause high white blood count?

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Yes.: We expect that small cysts won't do much to the white count but that larger cysts might.  Remember that WBC count can vary from day to day anyway.

Question 10

can lupus cause high white blood count?

Accepted Answer

No: Just the opposite. If you have a high white count with lupus, consider infection.

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